RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoVideo game libraries lose legal appeal to emulate physical game collections onlinearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down12
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minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 days agoThat’s what I’ve been saying for awhile. If it’s not readily available after a certain amount of time, for a certain amount of time, emulation should be 100% legal. Sell it to me or fuck off.
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoEmulation is 100% legal, at least in the USA. Do you mean downloading a copy of such a game from the internet? Because I would agree.
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·19 days agoYes, I meant obtaining a copy and emulating it. If you can’t show damages (it’s not costing them sales) then it shouldn’t be punishable.
That’s what I’ve been saying for awhile. If it’s not readily available after a certain amount of time, for a certain amount of time, emulation should be 100% legal. Sell it to me or fuck off.
Emulation is 100% legal, at least in the USA. Do you mean downloading a copy of such a game from the internet? Because I would agree.
Yes, I meant obtaining a copy and emulating it. If you can’t show damages (it’s not costing them sales) then it shouldn’t be punishable.